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Have a short film, web series, book, pilot script or screenplay? Maybe you just have a movie pitch or an idea for a TV show. If you’re looking for representation or a buyer for your project, submit and/or pitch your material directly to Hollywood production companies, studios, agencies and management companies via Greenlightmymovie – for a GUARANTEED RESPONSE!

Industry Insight

Q: How many screenwriters does it take to change a light bulb? A: None. The bulb is perfect the way it is. Like many classic jokes, this gag illustrates a painful truth: Most screenwriters are fiercely protective of their work. And why not? Writing an original screenplay, especially writing one on spec, is a grueling, painful and often soul-sucking process… [more]

Before agents, producers and studio executives agree to read a complete screenplay, they will often first ask to see a synopsis. What is a synopsis? How can a solid synopsis help you sell your project? And how do you write a synopsis that will produce the kind of response you want? A synopsis is a brief telling of your screen story in [more]

Hollywood is, and never has been, “The Lazy Man’s Way to Riches.” It takes hard work to succeed in this town. It takes creativity. It takes perseverance. And it takes an outsized ego. (All of which likely explains why most people who succeed in Hollywood are hard-working, persistent creatives with outsized egos.) [more]

“Based on a True Story” is a powerful marketing hook. From “Birth of a Nation” to “The Wolf of Wall Street,” filmmakers have looked to historical events, personal biographies and ripped-from-the-headlines narratives for inspiration. Recent critical and box-office successes based — all or in part — on actual people… [more]

Hollywood is a lot like a suburban tot lot, with dozens of energetic, creative, driven and ambitious kids running madly about shouting for attention. Only instead of their parents’ approval, these kids are looking for validation from agents, producers and studios with big checkbooks. [more]

Basing a film project on true-life events has obvious benefits. True stories — particularly strange true stories — are inherently compelling. Such tales appeal to our desire for authenticity. Plus, if an event that is a matter of public record, it can never be criticized for being “unbelievable.” [more]

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Greenlightmymovie has teamed up with Fade In magazine and the Hollywood Pitch Festival so that no matter where you are in the world you can place your project directly in front of the motion picture and television industries’ top buyers and representatives. Some of the biggest producers and distributors are taking part, including the makers of 12 Years a Slave, Twilight, Harry Potter, Snow White and the Huntsman, Edge of Tomorrow, Shameless, Fast & Furious 6,Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Phillips, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Dark Knight Returns, Boardwalk Empire, Star Wars: Episode VII, Friends With Benefits, Lone Survivor, Heaven is for Real, The Bourne Legacy, The Vampire Diaries, Prometheus, The Walking Dead, The November Man, Castle, Hemlock Grove, Expendables 1-3, The Blacklist and Django Unchained. Pitch a movie, book or TV series. Submit a short film, film festival film, web series, commercial, music video or synopsis. There are approximately 300 Hollywood companies to choose from, and they will consider your pitch via Greenlightmymovie.

how does Greenlightmymovie work?

Simply upload your short film or web series, record your pitch or submit just your synopsis via Greenlightmymovie. Then select the Hollywood agencies, studios, management and production companies you’d like to review your work – based on what each company is currently looking for (e.g., comedy, sitcom, action, true story, thriller, web series, etc.). You’ll receive a response usually within approximately fourteen business days. Keep in mind your video will only be viewed by the companies you submit to. However, all VIPs will be able to view your title, genre and logline, and, if interested, send you a request to submit your pitch directly to them.

Greenlightmymovie discovers

Watch some of our recent short-film success stories and read our testimonials to see just how easy it is to get discovered when submitting your movie pitch, short film, synopsis… to Greenlightmymovie.

Testimonials

“We got some great notes from the CW Network and they were quick to respond. Thank you again for this great service.”

Mike Feurstein

“Greenlightmymovie.com is a great opportunity for writers to connect with execs in innovative ways. I’m already working on my next video pitch so I can submit to other execs.”

Jan Stanton

“Greenlightmymovie.com has been nothing less than stellar. I’ve gotten great feedback and I’m currently under review by a very fine agency thanks to a submission here.”

Jim. P. Richards

“A small amount of agents showed an interest in my project… I really couldn’t have done this without Greenlightmymovie, so I’m pretty grateful because things have never been brighter. This site has really restored my hope after feeling the industry was totally closed off.”